Staked uni joints in VY series 2 non servicable, unless?

[Immortality]

Geez, a bit agricultural with his technique and tool selection.

 

[Old_School]

You can't replace the uni-joints from VX series 2 onwards, you have to replace the whole shaft. Hunt for a good SH one. The alternative would be to find a VT diff pinion flange and fit that so you can fit the VT shaft as the rubber coupling on the diff is the difference between the VT-VX and VX2-VY.

Found a good 2nd hand shaft @ Upullit for $46 , with a good uni & **** centre bearing which I already hv, a replacement new one, all the good center bearing rubber ones were gone, of course, but still a cheap
way out seeing the online center bearing & holder was $23 , same price as a cheap VT uni joint coincidentally, Thanks

 

[Old_School]

Geez, a bit agricultural with his technique and tool selection.

Ah ha, was alarmed when I saw the needle bearings fall out,

 

[KING46Calais V]

You can't replace the uni-joints from VX series 2 onwards, you have to replace the whole shaft. Hunt for a good SH one. The alternative would be to find a VT diff pinion flange and fit that so you can fit the VT shaft as the rubber coupling on the diff is the difference between the VT-VX and VX2-VY.

Can anyone confirm if this is actually the case. I have been told that all of VX have staked centre uni's not just the series 2. i don't have a genuine GMH service manual to check

 

[Immortality]

Get under the car and check. When Holden made these types of changes is never exact. Our 2002 VXs2 had a early type rear diff mount on it.

 

[Deathspectre666]

I'm talking for Vz commodore here but for a moment imagine there is no more "good second hand" tailshafts to get, we've gotta use them all up eventually, I know there really is still some but we're imagining here.

What then?

Is there a newly made, without the staked uni tailshaft, direct replacement made by someone or a real method for conversion yet? Not just a guy in a garage fiddling method.

I replaced mine about 5ys ago but now the "new" is starting to go. So before I go get another refurbished one, is there a better alternative or because I still have the original laying about is there proven conversion or places that can service them cheaper than buying it as a whole refurbished which is around $600 atm?

 

[KING46Calais V]

I'm talking for Vz commodore here but for a moment imagine there is no more "good second hand" tailshafts to get, we've gotta use them all up eventually, I know there really is still some but we're imagining here.

What then?

Is there a newly made, without the staked uni tailshaft, direct replacement made by someone or a real method for conversion yet? Not just a guy in a garage fiddling method.

I replaced mine about 5ys ago but now the "new" is starting to go. So before I go get another refurbished one, is there a better alternative or because I still have the original laying about is there proven conversion or places that can service them cheaper than buying it as a whole refurbished which is around $600 atm?

I ended up buying a brand new one from Hardie spicer imported from the US without staked uni's.
So new is available when the 2nd hand ones run out